Barn Fern vs Lesser Capybara

Asplenium haughtonii compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Barn Fern is Critically Endangered while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn Fern	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Asplenium	Hydrochoerus
Species	Asplenium haughtonii	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Conservation Status

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn Fern	Lesser Capybara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.